Seaton Tramway opened in 1970 although its routes start with Eastbourne Tramway which had operated successfully for 15 years until forced to close in 1969 and then found a new home in Seaton. The 2'9" gauge tramway runs 3 miles from Seaton to Colyton and uses the route of the former branch line that closed in 1966 following the Beeching review. The line has opened to its current length in stages with the terminus at Colyton becoming operational in 1980. A bridge that used to take the brancj line further north to Seaton junction has been removed.
We took a trip on the tramway over the weekend and there appeared to be 4 of the tramway's 13 trams in operation. The line runs through a wetlands nature reserve and has another stop at Colyford terminus and you can get on and off at the stops whenever you wish in the knowledge that the next tram will be along in 20 minutes. It made for a good day out.
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